Classic and Contemporary Poetry

DYING SPEECH OF AN OLD PHILOSOPHER, by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: I strove with none, for none was worth my strife
Last Line: It sinks, and I am ready to depart.
Variant Title(s): Fire Of Life;the Dying Fire;the End;epigram;finis;introduction To The Last Fruit Off Old Tree;envoi;on His Seventy-fifth Birthday;farewell;on Himself
Subject(s): Death; Life Change Events; Old Age; Dead, The